It's not
surprising that Shirley became a musical performer considering her
background. Her father played the accordion and her mother played the
piano. “I think I got a lot from my grandfather as well, any instrument
you handed him he could play". Shirley began singing further back than
she can remember and maintains that it was always her dream to become a
professional singer. Born in
Small towns and villages across this great country are responsible for some of our most valued musical treasures and I'm convinced if we could fast forward into the future we would find the name "Shirley Rainone" inscribed on some of our most coveted awards. With more albums planned and a video in the works, I'm positive we won't be waiting to long for that future to become a reality.
This is
what Chris Sherlock; writer for The Citizen/Columnist had to say in
his review of "Prairie Blue". "Lavishly produced by our friends at
Melodeon Studios, this country album proves you don't have to go south
to get that polished 
complimented by some rich instrumentation as "Prairie Blue" offers a mix
of tunes written by various performers, plus four originals introducing
Shirley's songwriting skills. If you like country blues, you'll love
this innovative presentation which has shrewdly assembled such melodious
wizards as Gary Preston on Harmonica, Daniel Lapp on Fiddle, Rick
Van-Krugel on Mandolin, Doug Cox on Dobro and Bill Johnson on blues
guitar just to name a few.
Shirley was also an integral part of Melodeon Studios development, as an owner and as a musical source of energy. Please take the time to listen to some of her own work, "Tornado" & "Colour Me Blue" both written by Shirley.
Listen to one of Shirley's songs Tornado